A San Francisco Giants fan has come forward to apologize for throwing a banana that landed near Baltimore Orioles center fielder Adam Jones at AT&T Park on Sunday, according to the San Jose Mercury News,

Alexander Poulides told the newspaper that he grabbed a banana off a catering cart and hurled it at the field in disgust over the Giants' subpar play in their 10-2 loss.

Following the game, Jones took to Twitter to express his outrage that a fan had hurled a banana toward him.

A fan throwing a banana at an African-American player has an ugly racial subtext that is hard to ignore, but per the Mercury News report, Poulides insisted the incident was not racially motivated and was not directed toward Jones.

"I'm embarrassed and shocked by the outcome,'' Poulides told the Mercury News. "In hindsight, I wish I didn't do it and I apologize. I'm very sorry."

“We were extremely disappointed to learn about the incident involving Adam Jones at AT&T Park yesterday. The Giants have a zero tolerance policy against this type of behavior, which results in immediate ejection from the ballpark," the club said in a statement. "While we have been investigating the matter since we learned of the situation, unfortunately we have been unable to identify the person responsible. We would like to extend our sincerest apologies to Adam and the entire Orioles organization for this unfortunate incident. The inappropriate actions of this individual in no way reflect the values of our organization and our fans."

The club would not confirm that Poulides was the thrower, however.

Jones addressed the issue Monday before Poulides' apology.

“I personally don’t have no hard feelings about it. It’s just an unfortunate thing that happened,” Jones told reporters in Phoenix (via The Baltimore Sun), where the O's were beginning a series against the Arizona Diamondbacks. “You never know what kind of things can be thrown at a player. Our backs are turned. You never know what can be thrown in our direction. I just look at it as a safety issue. When my back is turned, I don’t know what is going on there, so we just look at it as a liability. Whatever certain object it was, I could care less.”

Jones said his focus is on the O's quest for a playoff berth.

"I’ve got a bigger concern on my head than someone’s ignorance or act of whatever,” he said, according to the Sun.